Word Study
topless
CIDE DICTIONARY
topless, a.
- Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
- wearing no clothes above the waist, said especially of women. [PJC]
- featuring entertainment by women wearing no clothes above the waist; as, a topless go-go joint. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
topless, adj.
1 without or seeming to be without a top.
2 a (of clothes) having no upper part. b (of a person) wearing such clothes; bare-breasted. c (of a place, esp. a beach) where women go topless.
1 without or seeming to be without a top.
2 a (of clothes) having no upper part. b (of a person) wearing such clothes; bare-breasted. c (of a place, esp. a beach) where women go topless.
Derivative
toplessness n.
THESAURUS
topless
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